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expressly for dxersSat, 17 Nov 2018 21:44:44 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8Comment on The great FT8 debate: M0BLF’s take by RoyInNChttp://www.dxcoffee.com/eng/2018/the-great-ft8-debate-m0blfs-take/#comment-87501
Sat, 17 Nov 2018 21:44:44 +0000http://www.dxcoffee.com/eng/?p=38291#comment-87501I can see and appreciate the virtues of some of the very weak signal digital modes, such as FT8. I don’t begrudge it to those who employ it. I’m nearly exclusively a cw op. During my lifetime, I operated in certain locations where I couldn’t employ visible antennas, yet I always managed to have outside antennas, clandestinely when necessary. I worked the vast majority of dx on cw with 100 watts, or less. I now need just 7 more entities.
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Wed, 07 Nov 2018 15:36:18 +0000http://www.dxcoffee.com/eng/?p=38291#comment-87391I have nothing against ft-8. However I think it should be in it’s own DXCC category. I am aware of at least two individuals who have written software that will make FT-8 contacts, log them, and upload to LOTW with no human action necessary other then to start the software and turn on the radio. If they work 100 countries who should get the DXCC certificate the Ham or his computer?
]]>Comment on The great FT8 debate: M0BLF’s take by Barthttp://www.dxcoffee.com/eng/2018/the-great-ft8-debate-m0blfs-take/#comment-87296
Fri, 02 Nov 2018 14:17:36 +0000http://www.dxcoffee.com/eng/?p=38291#comment-87296FT8 is a blessing to those of us with 100 watt rigs, a wire in the attic thanks to HOA and band conditions that are bad at best. Thank you to those that developed it…..instead of turning the rig on and hearing static, I can make contacts almost any time of the day. We’re not in the league anymore that have 3 rigs, amps for all, a ton of aluminum in the air and a hilltop QTH. FT8….a blessing.
]]>Comment on Impact of FT8 on DXpeditions by N4YCIhttp://www.dxcoffee.com/eng/2018/impact-of-ft8-on-dxpeditions/#comment-87200
Sun, 28 Oct 2018 22:28:35 +0000http://www.dxcoffee.com/eng/?p=38076#comment-87200Very premature assessment that should be updated. VP6D is running FT8 Fox Hound mode and it accoutes (currently) for >22% of the Qs. The total Qs are on track to exceed 100,000. I think FT8 and DXP mode is here to stay. It allows for a team to operate on a band with litter interaction while allowing those with weak signals to contact them who are not CW pros. Yes I worked VP6D in FT8, but I also worked them on 80-10m in CW. SSB is poop show 1/2 the time so I only work 1or2 Qs that way others can have the chance. DE Lin N4YCI
]]>Comment on Realtime Band Conditions Web Site by Frank HALAShttp://www.dxcoffee.com/eng/2015/realtime-band-conditions-web-site/#comment-87197
Sun, 28 Oct 2018 14:23:18 +0000http://www.dxcoffee.com/eng/?p=24533#comment-87197I hope this website can be back up soon. I rely on it being a HAM. Please get it up once again.Thank you..
]]>Comment on Realtime Band Conditions Web Site by Mikehttp://www.dxcoffee.com/eng/2015/realtime-band-conditions-web-site/#comment-86935
Sat, 13 Oct 2018 02:56:58 +0000http://www.dxcoffee.com/eng/?p=24533#comment-86935Per Google search on 10/12/181,460,000 resultsAny time

conus hf band condx. 8/30/18 — 15:29:31 gmt — report # 1844. 160 80 40 30 20 17 15. sorry – when reconfig equipment disconnected web server – preparing for research project to gather data to provide baselines for both e and f layer doppler shifts which can then be applied to ionospheric models – this will require that this web site be shut down from august 31 0000 gmt to september 14 0000 …

conus hf band condx. 8/30/18 — 15:29:31 gmt — report # 1844. 160 80 40 30 20 17 15. sorry – when reconfig equipment disconnected web server – preparing for research project to gather data to provide baselines for both e and f layer doppler shifts which can then be applied to ionospheric models – this will require that this web site be shut down from august 31 0000 gmt to september 14 0000 …

conus hf band condx. 8/30/18 — 15:29:31 gmt — report # 1844. 160 80 40 30 20 17 15. sorry – when reconfig equipment disconnected web server – preparing for research project to gather data to provide baselines for both e and f layer doppler shifts which can then be applied to ionospheric models – this will require that this web site be shut down from august 31 0000 gmt to september 14 0000 …

]]>Comment on Realtime Band Conditions Web Site by Mike Nicastrohttp://www.dxcoffee.com/eng/2015/realtime-band-conditions-web-site/#comment-86834
Thu, 04 Oct 2018 17:24:42 +0000http://www.dxcoffee.com/eng/?p=24533#comment-86834That’s shame because it was a great resource and I used it all the time. I was perfect for me because it was simple readout.
]]>Comment on Realtime Band Conditions Web Site by Brian Harrisonhttp://www.dxcoffee.com/eng/2015/realtime-band-conditions-web-site/#comment-86800
Mon, 01 Oct 2018 23:14:13 +0000http://www.dxcoffee.com/eng/?p=24533#comment-86800Anyone know what happened to bandconditions.com?

I enjoyed using it…

]]>Comment on Realtime Band Conditions Web Site by Stevehttp://www.dxcoffee.com/eng/2015/realtime-band-conditions-web-site/#comment-86703
Sun, 23 Sep 2018 22:32:15 +0000http://www.dxcoffee.com/eng/?p=24533#comment-86703It is totally down. Such a shame because it was very helpful.
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